Freshly Made Sketches #702

I was so tempted to do a Christmas card for Freshly Made Sketches but my Honey Bee Fall Bouquet was calling.

The pumpkin was cut in orange and shaded with orange and white inks.  The sunflower is part of the set but the leaf comes from HB's Fall Foliage, cut in tan and inked.  The background paper is from a TH pack and the sentiment is from C9's Birdhouse Blossoms. 

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Color Throwdown #839

Today's card is for Color Throwdown - red, aqua and white.

I recently got the Build-a-Bowl set from Sunny Studio, cut it in Spellbinder's Teal Topaz and backed it in white.  The strawberries from Honey Bee are in SB's Poppy and the leaves are Concord and 9th Juniper.  I thought that color looked like aqua with more green in it so I hope that's okay with the team.  I could have gone CAS but it needed something more so I added panels of the same colors.  The sentiment is from C9's Birdhouse Blossoms.

Thanks for dropping by.  The weather has cooled considerably here so I think it's an inside craft day for me.  I have a lot of catching up to do with my Christmas cards. 

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Group of Seven - Masked Stenciling

Hey there, crafty friends.  I'm glad you dropped by. 

I was intrigued by the technique at Group of Seven Cardmakers and thought I'd give it a try.  There are a number of things to consider when making a card with this technique so it was definitely a learning experience.  

First lesson learned:  The masking doesn't show up well when the image is too open.  I used the negative of a scalloped banner die on the bottom of my card base before inking up the PTI stencil.  You can see the curve but that's all.  And since there was a curve I used a sentiment from Catherine Pooler's "Something for Everyone Sentiments."

I guess I didn't learn the lesson but I wanted to use this stencil set.  For this card I cut a mask from Spellbinder's Notched Corner Frames, added it to the card base and stenciled all the veggies from Concord & 9th.  It was still too open so I inked around the edges with Pink Sand the same color as the mushrooms, which is not a bad look if you only have open image stencils.  The sentiment is from Honey Bee. 

Is this a technique you might try?  See what the Group has done for some better examples. 😉

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The Paper Players #522 and ATCAS #188

It's always nice to have a few new stamps to start the new year and even better when a challenge like The Paper Players wants you to use them on your card.

I loved the lantern stamp and die from Papertrey Ink so it had to come live with me.  It took a while to get it because the dies were out of stock for what seemed like forever.  Also new is my etched platinum embossing powder which gives a great metallic look.  Instead of the flowers that come with the set, I opted to use a Pinkfresh Studio bow on the top and put it all on an embossed panel.

With all the embossing I can send my card to Addicted to CAS. 

Warmest wishes to you all.  Thanks for dropping by.

 

Color Hues #7

I finally got a technique to work for my card at Color Hues.

It doesn't show up well in the photo but there is snow on the branches.  I inked the background with Seedless Preserves and Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink then stamped the image from PB in Unicorn White.  After moving the stamp the slightest bit down and to the left I stamped it in HA Navy ink.  I think some of the white has faded back but it still gives the impression of snow, especially after I splattered it with white gouache.  To create a little more interest and texture, I added the Altenew frame along with one of their sentiments.   

My gift card holders have been put on the back burner for grocery shopping and present wrapping.  I hope to get back to them today.  How are you progressing with all your holiday cards and gifts?

Color Throwdown #610 and NBUS #18

The minute I saw the colors at Color Throwdown I knew they would be perfect for my NBUS toadstools from The Greetery.

The Greetery, Altenew and Distress Ink all played well together to make this little toadstool garden.  

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